A Zombie is:a creature that continues to roam and tries to devourall in
its path - even though its natural life is over.

However, the cast and crew say 'zombie' all the time.

Actors who play walkers have to go to zombie school.

Walkers in training have to accept thezombie rules:

Walkers can't speak.

Walkers' primary senses are sound and smell.

Walkers have to imagine how they died and came about their wounds.

At the beginning of each season, 150 to 200 extras audition for the chance to appear as
walkers.

The Walkers are evaluated on:Look- are they gaunt and
emaciated?Performance- Have they brought the walker character to life?

While most TV extras earn about $100 per episode, Walkers make between $300-$350.

Meet Special effects guru,Greg Nicotero!Winner- Primetime
Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie,Or A Special
for The walking dead.

Nicotero got his start on the 1985 film, Day of the Dead.

He has worked on over 400 TV and film projects over the past 31 years.

One episode takes 8 days to film, and much of that time involves the show's makeup team.

Makeup & Prosthetics - With up to 70 walkers on the set, The makeup team gets up as
early as 3am and works for more than 6 hours.

The Mouth: The inside of a walker's mouth is dark because, as Nicotero says, 'A
pink mouth signifies that something is alive.' To create this effect, walkers swish food coloring and black
icing around their mouths.

The EYES: First, the artists paint the hollows with dark burgundy. Then,
they paint the surrounding area with a color called, 'dead.'

To create the walkers' eyes, Nicotero looked at photos of rotted eggs, with "that kind
of yellowish-brown with little red veins in it."

It took 5 hours to create the 'French Kiss' Walker's makeup;
the actor spent 4 hours wearing it for about 3 seconds of screen time.

The walkers' skin is intentionally made to look dull, while the livings' skin appears shiny to
show that they are sweating.

The Walking Dead Wardrobe is a psychologically driven arsenal of color,
style, texture, and accessorizing to enhance character and Plot development.

Clothes are intentionally burned to make the walkers look like they've been set on fire.

Costume designer, Eulyn Womble, uses specially made graters to tear at the
zombies' clothing, making them appear tattered..

THE BLOOD of the walking dead

The color of zombie blood on the show is known as 'Zombie Dark.'

CLASSIFIED! The exact "zombie dark" formula is top secret.

the inside scoop: the team is said to use caramel color in order to make the
zombie blood appear dark brown and more authentic.